Portable fence



M. z. OBORSKI. PORTABLE FENCE.

APPLICAT ON FILED OCT-19.1918.

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MAR-YA ZOFIA. OBORSKI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PORTABLE FENCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Application filed October 19, 1918. Serial No. 258,837.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARYA ZOFIA OBORSKI, a citizen of Russia, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illino1s, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Fences, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements 1n portable fences.

The object of the invention is the pro-' vision of a foldable sectional fence which may be set up in a quick and eflicient manner and equipped with means whereby the fence may be held vertically regardless of the 1rregularities of the surface upon which the fence is positioned.

A further object ofthis invention is the provision of a sectional fence having a novel anchoring means adjustably connected to its end rails whereby the fence may be held vertically with relation to the ground regardless of the irregularities therein.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a fence of this character which will be simple, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the portable fence made in accordance with this invention,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the fence in set up position,

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a portion of one of the anchoring members,

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the manner in which the fence sections are hingedly connected together,

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line VV of Fig. 1,

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the end rails of one fence section,

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of a fragmentary portion of one end rail showing the anchor-carrying plate attached thereto and in operative position,

Fig. 8 is a similar view illustrating the plate in inoperative position, and

Fig. 9 is a modified form of the invention in set up position.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a plurality of gate sections 5, 6, and 7, each section composed of the spaced transversely extending rails 8 which rails are connected together by the spaced vertical wires 9, the terminals of the sections 5, 6, and 7 connected together by the vertically disposed end rails 10. The sections 5 and 6 are hingedly connected together by providing the inner ends of the rails 8 of the section 5 with the spaced bearings 11 which are adapted to receive the spaced bearing 12 formed on the inner end of each rail 8 of the section 6, the bearing 12 being connected to the bearings 11 by the vertical connecting link 13, it being understood that this permits the sections 5 and 6 to fall one upon the other should it be desired to pack the gate away in small space.

The outer end rail 10 of the section 5 is provided with plates 14 near the upper and lower ends thereof and each plate has a vertically extending pin 15 formed thereon which is adapted to fit in a socket of a bearing plate 16 carried by the top and bottom rails of the gate structure 17 so that the gate may be readily hinged to the fence section 5 as shown in the drawings.

The sections 6 and 7 have their adjacent end rails 10 provided with plates 18 which are provided with laterally extending sockets 19 which are adapted to aline to receive a vertical pivot rod 20 to hingedly connect the sections 6 and 7 together as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The end rails 10 of the sections 5 and 7 are each provided intermediate their ends with a vertically disposed longitudinally extending slot 21, the inner wall of which is provided with spaced transversely extending notches 22, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

A rectangular plate 23 is slidably mounted on each face of the rail 10 and is adjustably held in rigid position upon the member 10 by the transverse bolts 24 extending through these plates and the slot 21 of the raillO, it being understood that the plates carrying the bolts 24 may be shifted laterally to move the bolts in the recesses or notches 22 as shown in Fig. 7 and by applying a nut to said bolts, the plates will be held against movement with relation to the rails 10.

It is to be understood that the plates may be adjusted, one above the other as shown in Fig. 2, or one set of bolts 24 may be used and the plates held in alinement with one another as clearly shown in Fig. 9.

Each plate 23 is provided on its outer face intermediate its ends with spaced outwardly extending bearing lugs 26 which are provided with an alined opening 27 An anchoring member 28 has its upper end reduced and provided with trunnions 29 which are journaled in the openings 27 of the bearing lugs 26 of the plates 28, this connection permitting the anchoring members to swing laterally away from the opposite side faces of the rail 10 so that their free lower ends may be firmly embedded in the ground as shown at B in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

The anchoring members are reduced adjacent their lower ends to provide an insertion point 29 and a laterally extending stop lug 30, this stop lug limiting the movement of the anchoring member into the ground.

It will be readily understood that if the surface or ground is level as shown in Fig. 9 that the bearing plates 23 may be alined and fastened together by a single set of bolts 24: so that the fence will be held in upright position. However, should the ground be irregular as shown in Fig. 2, it is only necessary to adjust one plate above the other and overcome this irregularity and still retain the fence in vertical position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: Y

1. In a portable fence, a fence section having top and bottom rails rigidly connected by flat end rails, bearing plates vertically adjustably secured to the opposite faces of one of said end rails, and outwardly swingable anchoring members pivotally secured to said bearing plates.

ing top and bottom rails rigidly connected by fiat end rails, one of said end rails having a vertical elongated laterally notched slot therein, plates vertically slidable upon the opposite faces of said one end rail, securing means including boltsextending through said end rail and the plates within notches of said end rail slot, and anchoring members carried by said plates.

4. In a portable fence, a fence section hav ing top and bottom rails rigidly connected by flat end rails, one of said end rails having a vertical elongated laterally notched slot therein, bearing plates vertically slidable upon the opposite faces of said one end rail, securing means including bolts extending through said end rail and the bearing plates within notches of said end rail slot, and outwardly swingable anchoring members pivotally carried by said bearingplates.

In testimony whereof I affix my re.

MARYA ZOFIA OBORSKI.

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